Nick Graham (American football)

Nick Graham
Graham with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007
UTSA Roadrunners
TitleAssistant head coach, cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolOklahoma City (OK) Millwood
CollegeTulsa
NFL draft2007: undrafted
PositionCornerback, No. 35, 42, 27, 22, 14
Career history
Playing
Coaching
  • Tulsa (2013)
    Student assistant
  • Tulsa (2014–2015)
    Defensive analyst
  • Central Oklahoma (2016–2018)
    Defensive backs coach
  • McNeese State (2019)
    Safeties coach
  • UTSA (2020–2023)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • UTSA (2024–present)
    Assistant head coach & cornerbacks coach
Awards and highlights
  • 2× Second-team All-C-USA (2005, 2006)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles17
Fumble recoveries1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Games played27
Total tackles95
Interceptions2

Nicholas Donnell Graham (born January 19, 1984) is an American former professional football cornerback and is the assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach at University of Texas–San Antonio. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL and the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tulsa.

College career

Graham played in 12 games as a true freshmen. As a sophomore, he started five of the 12 games he played in while recording 40 tackles.

As a junior, he recorded 72 tackles and six interceptions. In his senior season, he recorded 53 tackles and one interception. During overtime against Navy, he made a game-winning block on an extra point attempt.

At Tulsa, Graham appeared in 50 games (30 starts) while logging 180 tackles and seven interceptions. He was a two-time second-team All-Conference USA selection.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Graham was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL draft. He was inactive for the team's regular season opener and made his NFL debut against the Washington Redskins on September 17. He went on to play in 15 games for the Eagles as a rookie, recording 11 tackles.

Graham was waived by the Eagles on August 30, 2008 during final cuts.

Indianapolis Colts

Graham was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on October 8, 2008 after the team released running back Justin Forsett and offensive tackle Corey Hilliard. He was released on October 14. The Colts re-signed him on October 22 after releasing cornerback Keiwan Ratliff. Graham was placed on season-ending injured reserve on November 18, 2008.

After being re-signed and competing for a backup cornerback job with the Colts during the 2009 off-season Graham was waived/injured during final cuts on September 5, 2009. Graham reached an injury settlement with the Colts on September 12, 2009.[1]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Graham signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 28, 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)